Scientists find that parts of the hippocampus go silent during deep sleep, enabling neurons to reset sleep aids in forming and storing memories, a new study has uncovered how this process continues throughout a person’s lifetime without depleting neurons or brain cells. during deep sleep, certain parts of the hippocampus – a key brain region involved in learning and memory – temporarily go silent, allowing neurons to reset sleep, the brain cells go over everything we learn or experience during the day by repeating the patterns that were activated the first time, thereby helping with how memories are stored. The process is called ‘memory consolidation hippocampus and the cortex play a role in memory, with the hippocampus transferring temporary or ‘short-term’ information to the cortex to form permanent or ‘long-term’ memories. all animals require sleep, not only to fix memories but also to reset the brain and keep it working during waking hours, the researchers said. They believe that by tinkering with the processes at play during memory consolidation, they now have the tools to boost memory. The tools could be applied when memory function falters, such as in Alzheimer’s disease, in which memory and decision-making are impaired, thereby interfering with one’s daily activities, During sleep, the brain replays daily experiences, helping to store memories
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!
Friday, September 13, 2024